Hi there, Today we’re talking about Trump’s new university-compact aimed at reshaping higher education, DHS launching ad campaigns to promote “self-deportation” among immigrants, and more. We’re also tracking a troubling business connection at the heart of the Trump media-politics complex: Laura Ingraham’s new venture with Donald Trump Jr. as his firm runs a SPAC — a setup that raises real questions about the first family’s entanglement with media and business. Read about this, and more, with today’s stories: As deadline for Trump's colleges compact looms, schools signal dissent (NPR) DHS Is Spending Big on Self-Deportation Ads Praising Trump During the Shutdown (NOTUS) Fears of heat-rationing for millions in US as shutdown delays energy aid (The Guardian) Trump Furloughs Top Nuclear Weapons Staff (What Could Go Wrong?) (The New Republic) This County Was the “Model” for Local Police Carrying Out Immigration Raids. It Ended in Civil Rights Violations. (ProPublica) Until next time, Harry from The Hound   Part of the Civic Shout activist network © 2025 The Hound 16192 Coastal Highway Lewes, DE 19958, United States of America